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Topsides for Cenovus Energy’s West White Rose Platform En Route to Canada

Jun 13, 2025

Topsides for Canadian oil and gas firm Cenovus Energy’s West White Rose offshore platform, built by Kiewit Offshore Services in Texas, have started their journey to a field in Newfoundland waters.The 23,000 tonne topsides structure will be installed in the White Rose field in July, after completing their 5,500-kilometre journey from Texas.Cenovus is the operator and majority owner of the White Rose field and satellite extensions…

Edda Wind Welcomes New CSOV to its Fleet

Jun 13, 2025

GONDAN Shipbuilders has delivered a newly built Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Austri Enabler to Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind.The Austri Enabler, designed by Norwegian company Salt Ship Design, is part of a new generation of…

TotalEnergies’ Unit to Build Battery Storage Site in Japan to Help Balance Grid

Jun 13, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies' subsidiary Saft has been selected to build a 1 gigawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Japan's Fukushima, the company said on Thursday.Part of a larger project by Asian renewable developer Gurin Energy…

Petrobras, TechnipFMC Kick Off Electric-Actuation Pilot in Brazil

Jun 13, 2025

TechnipFMC and Petrobras have agreed to test and monitor a new electric actuation technology that is set to join the TechnipFMC eSolutions portfolio of electrical subsea systems.Scheduled for integration into a subsea tree planned for installation in 2026…

CCS Capacity to Quadruple by 2030, DNV Report Finds

Jun 13, 2025

DNV has published a report forecasting that carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is expected to quadruple by 2030, with sharp increase project pipeline capacity indicating that CCS is at a turning point.The immediate rise in capacity is…

Israel Orders Energean to Halt FPSO Production as Iran Launches Counterstrikes

Jun 13, 2025

British gas producer Energean said on Friday it has temporarily suspended the production and activities of its Power floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) located offshore Northern Israel due to the geopolitical escalation in the Middle East…

ASCO Scoops Nine-Figure Contract with Major North Sea Operator

Jun 13, 2025

Global integrated logistics and materials management specialist ASCO has secured a landmark nine-figure contract with a major North Sea energy operator.The scope encompasses ASCO’s full suite of integrated logistics services, including quayside operations…

Perenco Starts Construction of New Offshore Platform for Project in Congo

Jun 13, 2025

Perenco has launched a new development phase for its operations in Congo, with the construction of new offshore platform Kombi 2 which will be installed on the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit.Kombi 2 is currently under construction at the Nieuwdorp shipyard (Netherlands) by Dixstone…

Norway Offers Exploration License for North Sea CO2 Storage to Equinor

Jun 13, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered and exploration license for the storage of CO2 in North Sea to Equinor Low Carbon Solution.The license is offered with a binding work program with built-in milestones to ensure fast and efficient…

TotalEnergies and Partners Sign PSC Extension for Deepwater Block off Angola

Jun 12, 2025

TotalEnergies and its partners have signed a production sharing contract (PSC) extension for Block 17, located in deep waters offshore Angola.Block 17 is one of the country’s most prolific offshore oil exploration blocks and it is operated by TotalEnergies with Equinor…

Reach Subsea’s New 24-Meter USV Ready for Commercial Deployment

Jun 12, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has taken delivery of the REACH REMOTE 2 uncrewed surface vessel (USV), which is now ready for deployment in commercial projects.This milestone signifies the successful completion of REACH REMOTE 2…

DNO Quadruples North Sea Production with Sval Energi Acquisition

Jun 12, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has completed the acquisition of Sval Energi Group from HitecVision, picking up 16 producing fields in Norway and quadrupling its North Sea production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).DNO…

FourPhase Nets Shell Contract for its Caribbean Oil and Gas Platforms

Jun 12, 2025

FourPhase, a solids and production performance specialist for the oil and gas industry, has secured a master service agreement (MSA) with Shell Trinidad and Tobago, for work on its topside offshore oil and gas platforms in the Caribbean.The MSA involves sand management and production optimization…

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Produces First Power

Jun 12, 2025

Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, jointly developed by Mitsui & Co, Northland Power, and Gentari, has produced first power, marking successful energization of the project and connection to Taipower’s grid.The achievement comes ahead of schedule…

JDR Wraps Up Type Test Qualification of Next-Gen Offshore Wind Cables

Jun 12, 2025

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of the TFKable Group, has completed two new type test qualifications at 132kV for static and dynamic array cables, supporting the next generation of fixed and floating offshore wind projects.The successful testing marks a critical step in delivering U…

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